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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in e-learning technology enable people all around the world to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions are having to consider now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the education provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Students want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also studies the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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