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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in blended learning technology have empowered students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants want to understand these fascinating new open educational experiments. Scholars want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also researches the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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