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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in distance learning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning organizations have to deal with now that distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Michigan State University to conduct these massively open online courses? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Corporations want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also describes the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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