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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New changes in blended learning technology have empowered students all around the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning institutions have to struggle with now that distance learning technology is developing so quickly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can institutions ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle poor motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Professors and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This book also deals with the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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