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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in e-learning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions have to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Netherlands to conduct these massively open online courses? How can participants deal with inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Academics want to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this expanding need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also studies the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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