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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in blended learning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? How can institutions handle problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders want to better understand these promising new open educational ventures. Trainers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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