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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in distance learning technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. People want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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