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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in blended learning have empowered people all around the world to take online courses. These massive open courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a growing need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also talks about the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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