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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New improvements in blended learning are empowering people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants want to understand these exciting new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this developing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also studies the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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