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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in online education technology are empowering humans all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning institutions must deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can we be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Scientists want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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