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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in elearning technology have made it possible for learners all around the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? How can we handle problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these interesting new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive need for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This interesting new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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