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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in blended learning technology have empowered humans all around the world to take classes online. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Jarvis Island to conduct these massively open online courses? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants want to better perceive these exciting new open educational endeavours. People want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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