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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in blended learning have enabled people all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions have to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this desideratum for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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