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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in distance learning have enabled people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education institutions must deal with today because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? How can participants handle issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Educators want to perceive how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing demand for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also considers the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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