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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in distance learning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations must deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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