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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in blended learning technology are empowering people in nations all aver the world to take part in courses online. MOOC courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is respectable? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of California, San Diego to conduct these massively open online courses? How can organizations manage problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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