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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in distance learning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC classes are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning organizations are having to struggle with today because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp these interesting new open education ventures. Lecturers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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