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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in blended learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to take classes online. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can educators assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? This book conveys life-changing stories that might inspire others to try experiencing MOOCs and open education. How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Scientists want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this developing need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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