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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is all right? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? How can institutions deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education experiments. Students want to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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