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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in blended learning technology have empowered people all over the world to take classes online. These MOOCs are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Eliademy to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these open education ventures. Researchers want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also describes the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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