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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in blended learning technology are enabling people all around the world to take part in online classes. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is passable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital education technology becomes more available there is a demand to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these new open education experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this developing need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This interesting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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