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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning technology enable people all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning organizations must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like France to conduct these MOOC courses? How can teachers deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. People want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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