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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in learning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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