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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in online education technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these new open educational experiments. Instructors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desideratum for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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