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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in blended learning have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants certify that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to better understand these significant new open educational experiments. Corporations want to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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