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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in online education are providing the means for students all around the world to take online courses. These massive open courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions have to consider now that blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Professors want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desideratum for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also explores the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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