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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in blended learning have provided the means for learners all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these massively open online courses? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of these significant new open education initiatives. Educators want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desideratum for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also examines the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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