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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in e-learning enable learners all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with now that learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? How can educators manage problems like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp these promising new open educational initiatives. Students want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this developing desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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