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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in online learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to take online classes. These massively open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations are having to consider now that blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like France to conduct these MOOC classes? How can we handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Academics want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this expanding desideratum for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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