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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in blended learning are providing the means for students all over the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning institutions are having to consider now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? How can educators manage issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these promising new open education ventures. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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