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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences. There are numerous topics that online learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? How can we deal with the problems of low motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants want to better understand these open education endeavours. Teachers want to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this demand for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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