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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in elearning are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning institutions have to struggle with now that blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality control for these MOOCs is good? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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