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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in electronic education technology have enabled learners all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning organizations are having to attend to now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? How can teachers handle issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to understand these intriguing new open education ventures. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This new book also studies the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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