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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online education technology have empowered humans all over the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? How can participants handle low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a demand to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants need to better comprehend these important new open education experiments. Scientists want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also explores the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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