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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in e-learning technology are empowering humans all around the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOCs are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so fast. How can participants assure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like MOOEC to conduct these massively open online courses? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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