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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in e-learning have empowered students all over the world to participate in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations have to consider today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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