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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online education technology are enabling humans all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology organizations have to consider today because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Kingman Reef to conduct these massive open online courses? How can institutions deal with the problems of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Intellectuals want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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