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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in electronic educational technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning organizations are struggling with now that blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on low motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these open education experiments. People want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also researches the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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