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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in elearning technology are enabling humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like State University of New York to conduct these massively open online courses? How can we handle poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Public servants want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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