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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in distance learning are making it possible for humans all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOCs are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can participants assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like Mongolia to conduct these massively open online courses? How can participants manage inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants want to understand the outcomes of these open education experiments. Everyone wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this demand for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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