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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in distance learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like United Kingdom to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these important new open education undertakings. Teachers want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this increasing need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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