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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in online education technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like poor motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these fascinating new open education endeavours. Scientists want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desideratum for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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