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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in blended learning technology have enabled people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology institutions must deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Instructors want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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