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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? How can participants handle poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand these open educational experiments. Scholars want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desire for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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