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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in distance learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOC courses? How can we manage issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Academics want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing demand for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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