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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in distance learning are enabling people all around the world to take classes online. MOOC classes are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology organizations are considering now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Colorado Boulder to conduct these massively open online courses? How can participants deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants want to better understand these interesting new open education experiments. Corporations want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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