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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in digital education technology have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we ensure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Colorado Boulder to conduct these massive open online courses? How can we handle inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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