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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in elearning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. These online MOOCs are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations are having to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? How can teachers manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these promising new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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