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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in blended learning are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Mali to conduct these MOOC classes? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to understand these exciting new open educational experiments. Academics want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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