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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in learning technology are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? How can institutions handle poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to better perceive these significant new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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