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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New improvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to take part in online courses. These massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology organizations are having to consider today because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education experiments. Students want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desire for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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