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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in blended learning technology are providing the means for students all around the world to take online classes. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Eliademy to conduct these massive open online courses? How can educators handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a need to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. People want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this increasing desideratum for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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