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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New improvements in blended learning technology are enabling students in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like California Institute of the Arts to conduct these MOOC courses? How can we handle problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this growing demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also reviews the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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