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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in technology-enhanced learning are empowering students all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning institutions are having to attend to now that learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Scientists want to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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