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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New improvements in distance learning technology have enabled humans all around the world to participate in classes online. These massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning institutions are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a developing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders need to understand these significant new open educational ventures. Instructors want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also studies the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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