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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in blended learning technology are enabling learners in nations all around the world to take courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massive open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online education technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education ventures. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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