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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in elearning have enabled students in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Bouvet Island to conduct these MOOCs? How can teachers handle problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Teachers want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also considers the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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