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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in learning technology have enabled people all over the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions are having to consider now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Clemson University to conduct these MOOC classes? How can stakeholders get a handle on low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Professors want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for facts the inspiring 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 scholarly new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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