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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in blended learning technology are enabling students in every nation on earth to take online courses. MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is respectable? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? How can institutions handle problems like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a need to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this demand for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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