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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in online education technology are empowering humans all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of topics that blended learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp these important new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this developing need for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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