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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in learning technology are enabling humans in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a demand to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants desire to better understand these significant new open education endeavours. Public servants want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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