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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. New improvements in blended learning have empowered students all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology organizations are struggling with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Switzerland to conduct these massive open online courses? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants want to be more aware of these important new open education initiatives. Corporations want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desideratum for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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