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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in elearning are making it possible for people all over the world to take courses online. MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOC classes? How can we manage problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of these compelling new open education undertakings. Teachers want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this developing demand for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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