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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in blended learning technology are empowering people all over the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can we assure that the quality of these MOOCs is adequate? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Turkmenistan to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? How can participants manage low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend these exciting new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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