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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in distance learning technology are enabling students in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning institutions are having to deal with now that blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Cornell University to conduct these massively open online courses? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to better understand these exciting new open education ventures. Everyone wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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