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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in blended learning technology enable humans in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Educators want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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