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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest developments in blended learning have enabled people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions are struggling with today because learning technology is developing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Ireland to conduct these massively open online courses? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a necessity to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Scientists want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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