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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in blended learning are making it possible for people all over the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with today because learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? How can institutions manage low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everybody wants to understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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