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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in electronic educational technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These MOOCs are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants need to better perceive these exciting new open education endeavours. Professors want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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