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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in learning technology are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education institutions are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Researchers want to understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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