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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in blended learning have enabled students all over the world to take online classes. These MOOC classes are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants want to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Everyone wants to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this expanding desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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