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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in elearning have enabled learners in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with now that blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is adequate? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like India to conduct these massive open online courses? How can stakeholders deal with poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scientists and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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