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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest changes in blended learning technology have provided the means for humans in nations all aver the world to take online classes. These online MOOCs are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality control for these MOOCs is adequate? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp these promising new open educational experiments. Students want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also deals with the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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