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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in online learning technology make it possible for learners all over the world to take online courses. These massive open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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