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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in e-learning make it possible for people all around the world to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these massively open online courses? How can educators handle issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Universities want to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This new book also considers the key 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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