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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in learning technology have enabled students all around the world to participate in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage low student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational experiments. Researchers want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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