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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in blended learning technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the education provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to better comprehend these important new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to know how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this growing need for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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