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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in elearning have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to take classes online. These massive online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Guernsey to conduct these MOOC classes? How can we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Public servants want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing demand for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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