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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New changes in blended learning technology enable people in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. These massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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