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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in blended learning technology have empowered people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Lecturers want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this demand for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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