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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in blended learning technology are empowering students in nations all aver the world to take online classes. These online MOOC courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning institutions must deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants desire to understand these significant new open education initiatives. Scholars want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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