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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in online education enable humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these open education initiatives. Corporations want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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