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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in digital education technology are empowering students all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. People want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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