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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in blended learning technology are enabling students in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. These online MOOC courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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