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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in online education technology are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can educators certify that the education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Cocos (Keeling) Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? How can teachers handle issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Scientists want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this demand for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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