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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in distance learning are enabling learners all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online education technology is developing so swiftly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can institutions ensure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these massively open online courses? How can institutions manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a developing need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to understand these intriguing new open education experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this growing need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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