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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in elearning are making it possible for humans all around the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several issues that blended learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Cook Islands to conduct these MOOCs? How can institutions handle problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Teachers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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