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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in online learning technology are enabling people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Excelsior College to conduct these massively open online courses? How can educators handle problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these significant new open education endeavours. Professors want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also researches the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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