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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in e-learning technology enable students all around the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning institutions are struggling with now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to better perceive these fascinating new open educational ventures. Public servants want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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