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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about subjects regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in distance learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education organizations are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can we assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these MOOC courses? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these fascinating new open education undertakings. Instructors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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