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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in distance learning technology enable learners all over the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by organizations like Mayotte to conduct these massively open online courses? How can participants deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a demand to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This book also considers the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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