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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in blended learning technology enable learners in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Vanuatu to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive these compelling new open education undertakings. Intellectuals want to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this developing need for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also describes the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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