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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in digital education technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with today because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these MOOCs? How can educators handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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