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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in blended learning enable people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions have to deal with today because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive need for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also explores the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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