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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in blended learning have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many topics that online education institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Bowling Green State University to conduct these MOOC classes? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to better understand these promising new open educational endeavours. Academics want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desire for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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