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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest advances in blended learning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to participate in online classes. These massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning organizations have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Scholars want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing demand for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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