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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in blended learning are empowering students all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is decent? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to better understand these promising new open education undertakings. Students want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desideratum for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also considers the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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