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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in blended learning technology have enabled people all over the world to participate in classes online. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always 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 subjects that distance learning institutions have to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of these massive open online courses is respectable? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? How can we deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Students want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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