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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in elearning enable people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider today because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants want to understand these exciting new open education ventures. Professors want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also researches the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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