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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in electronic education technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning organizations are struggling with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? How can teachers handle problems like poor motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Professors want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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