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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. New advances in blended learning enable people in nations all around the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like The University of Chicago to conduct these massively open online courses? How can we deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This new book also explores the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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