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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in distance learning technology have enabled students all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these significant new open educational experiments. Professors want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also examines the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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