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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New changes in blended learning technology have made it possible for humans in every nation on earth to take classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with today because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Duke University to conduct these MOOC classes? How can organizations deal with inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these interesting new open education experiments. Academics want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This exciting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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