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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in online learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning institutions are considering today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand these interesting new open education experiments. Public servants want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This amazing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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