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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in e-learning have enabled people in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. MOOC courses are free for students but do not consistently 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 variety of subjects that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Montserrat to conduct these massively open online courses? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Educators want to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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