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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in digital education technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take courses online. These online MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these compelling new open education undertakings. Instructors want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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