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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online learning have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOCs are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are struggling with today because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Poland to conduct these massively open online courses? How can institutions manage poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also investigates the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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