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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in elearning technology enable people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is passable? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also addresses the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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