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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in blended learning are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several issues that online learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Jarvis Island to conduct these MOOC courses? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a growing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these interesting new open education endeavours. Researchers want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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