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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in blended learning enable people in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. MOOC courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning institutions have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is adequate? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Academics want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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