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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in elearning have provided the means for learners all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Japan to conduct these massive open online courses? How can institutions handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Universities want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also explores the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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