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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in distance learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. These massive open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is adequate? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Vanuatu to conduct these massively open online courses? How can we manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these open education endeavours. People want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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