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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in online education technology have enabled humans in all parts of the world to take classes online. MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations must deal with today because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we certify that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is all right? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants would like to understand these promising new open education experiments. Teachers want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this demand for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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