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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in blended learning enable students all over the world to participate in classes online. These massive open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning institutions are struggling with today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Universities want to know how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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