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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in electronic education technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can teachers assure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? How can we get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Students and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Corporations want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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