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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in online education are providing the means for learners in nations all aver the world to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions have to consider now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? How can teachers manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Everyone wants to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding need for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also explores the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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