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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in distance learning technology have made it possible for humans all over the world to take part in online courses. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? How can we handle issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to better grasp these significant new open educational experiments. Academics want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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