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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in elearning are providing the means for people all over the world to take part in online courses. These massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we certify that the training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these important new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desideratum for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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