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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in blended learning are enabling humans all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Educators and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of these promising new open educational undertakings. Academics want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this expanding desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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