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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in elearning technology are empowering people all over the world to take part in classes online. These massively open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these important new open education ventures. Intellectuals want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also articulates the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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