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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New gains in blended learning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like British Sovereign Base Areas to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders need to better grasp these fascinating new open education undertakings. Academics want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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