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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in e-learning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Academics want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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