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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in blended learning technology are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several issues that elearning institutions are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like California Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs? How can teachers deal with the issues of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to grasp how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this growing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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