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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in online learning technology have empowered learners all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOC courses are typically free for students 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 quite a few topics that elearning institutions are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is passable? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp these promising new open education experiments. Public servants want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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