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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. New developments in blended learning have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like United Kingdom to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Students want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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