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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in learning technology enable learners all over the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? How can we manage poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these interesting new open education experiments. Educators want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this crescive desideratum for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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