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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in blended learning technology have enabled students in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? How can participants deal with low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also talks about the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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