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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in blended learning are empowering students in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning organizations must deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? How can organizations handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a developing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants need to be more aware of these exciting new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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