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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in e-learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massively open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions make sure that the quality control for these MOOCs is tolerable? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants want to better comprehend these compelling new open educational endeavours. Academics want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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