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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in elearning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education organizations are having to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can organizations certify that the training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like openHPI to conduct these massively open online courses? How can teachers handle poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Researchers want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this increasing need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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