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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in e-learning are providing the means for humans all over the world to take courses online. These MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Bouvet Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these open educational ventures. Lecturers want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this developing demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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