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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in blended learning technology have enabled people all around the world to participate in courses online. 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. Massive open online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is all right? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Northern Mariana Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? How can educators manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Scholars want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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