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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in blended learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are considering now that distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC courses? How can participants deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this crescive desideratum for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also examines the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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