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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in distance learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with today because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants would like to better perceive these interesting new open education ventures. Students want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desideratum for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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