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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. New gains in blended learning technology are empowering learners in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these promising new open educational initiatives. Educators want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also deals with the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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