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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in blended learning technology are empowering students all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions are having to consider today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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