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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take classes online. These online MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions have to consider today because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also investigates the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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