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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in e-learning are providing the means for students all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC classes? How can participants handle poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Scholars want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive need for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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