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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online learning are empowering humans all around 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. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider today because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desire for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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