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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in online education technology enable people in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this expanding desideratum for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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