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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New gains in electronic educational technology have made it possible for students all around the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOCs are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology institutions are struggling with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive these open educational experiments. Everyone wants to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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