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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in blended learning are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? How can teachers deal with low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this expanding desideratum for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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