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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New gains in technology-enhanced learning are empowering people all over the world to take online classes. 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. MOOC classes are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning institutions have to struggle with today because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Mauritania to conduct these MOOC classes? How can participants manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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