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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in electronic education technology have enabled students all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? How can stakeholders deal with poor motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open education undertakings. Scientists want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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