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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in technology-enhanced learning have enabled people in nations all around the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators ensure that the quality of these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp these new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this developing need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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