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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in online education enable people in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These massive online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education ventures. Public servants want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing demand for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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