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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in blended learning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning institutions have to deal with today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Corporations want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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