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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in blended learning technology have enabled humans in nations all around the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? How can institutions handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education initiatives. People want to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive demand for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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