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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in blended learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Antigua and Barbuda to conduct these massively open online courses? How can teachers manage low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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