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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in technology-enhanced learning have empowered humans all over the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these interesting new open educational experiments. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this growing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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