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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest developments in blended learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning organizations are having to consider now that distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is passable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Academics want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this expanding need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also explores the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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