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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in blended learning have enabled students in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these MOOC courses? How can stakeholders handle poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Everybody wants to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this developing desire for knowledge the intriguing 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 book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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