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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in blended learning technology have made it possible for learners in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desideratum for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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