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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in blended learning technology are empowering learners all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning institutions are dealing with today because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to better understand these intriguing new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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