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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in online learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to participate in online courses. These massive open online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions are struggling with now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? How can stakeholders handle low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Researchers want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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