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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in blended learning technology are empowering students in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can educators make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? How can we manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Teachers want to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desideratum for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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