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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online learning make it possible for students all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massively open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning organizations are having to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is good? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a growing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this expanding need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also researches the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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