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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest advances in blended learning technology are empowering humans all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions are struggling with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like United Kingdom to conduct these MOOCs? How can participants handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education undertakings. Teachers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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