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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in digital education technology have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions are having to deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Botswana to conduct these MOOCs? How can stakeholders deal with low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This new book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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