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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in distance learning technology are providing the means for humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC classes are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning organizations are having to deal with now that learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC courses? How can teachers handle problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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