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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in elearning are making it possible for humans in nations all around the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Google+ to conduct these massively open online courses? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a growing necessity to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also deals with the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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