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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in blended learning technology have enabled learners all over the world to participate in online courses. MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider now that distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these promising new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also investigates 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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