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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in blended learning technology are making it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions are having to deal with more than ever because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? How can participants get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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