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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in electronic educational technology have made it possible for students in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions have to consider today because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? How can we handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education endeavours. Universities want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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