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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in digital education technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take online classes. MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? How can we manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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