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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in blended learning have empowered people all over the world to take online classes. MOOC classes are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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