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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in blended learning technology enable people all over the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning institutions are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Educators want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also articulates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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