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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in blended learning technology enable humans all around the world to participate in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massive open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like French Polynesia to conduct these massively open online courses? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education endeavours. Professors want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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