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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in blended learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can participants make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? How can organizations deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants need to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Public servants want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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