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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in blended learning are making it possible for students all over the world to take part in online classes. MOOCs are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology institutions have to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this expanding desideratum for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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