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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New changes in online learning technology are making it possible for students in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many issues that blended learning organizations have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Gibraltar to conduct these massively open online courses? How can teachers handle low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing need for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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