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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. New changes in online learning are enabling students all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Michigan to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? How can stakeholders manage problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to perceive how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also investigates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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