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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in elearning technology are enabling students in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These massive online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is passable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Peter I Island to conduct these MOOC classes? How can teachers deal with low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants need to better grasp these new open education experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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