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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in online education technology are providing the means for students all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Everyone wants to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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