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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest changes in online education technology are enabling learners in every nation on earth to take courses online. These MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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