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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in blended learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning institutions are having to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Corporations want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also considers the key 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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