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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in learning technology are enabling students all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is adequate? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Public servants want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also researches the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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