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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in elearning are enabling people all over the world to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions have to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants would like to better perceive these interesting new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this expanding demand for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also explores the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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