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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. New advances in online education technology make it possible for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the quality of these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a expanding demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Students want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desideratum for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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