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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in e-learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning organizations must deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend these open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desire for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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