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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in blended learning technology enable students in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a necessity to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. People want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this growing desire for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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