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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in blended learning technology make it possible for students in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are customarily 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 dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Togo to conduct these massively open online courses? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants want to better comprehend these important new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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