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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in distance learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education institutions are having to consider now that blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? How can educators deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this increasing desideratum for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also studies the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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