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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in blended learning technology are empowering students in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Columbia University to conduct these MOOC classes? How can participants handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this crescive desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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