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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in online education have empowered people in nations all around the world to take online classes. These online MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these massive open online courses? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scholars and many other participants need to better understand these intriguing new open education ventures. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this expanding desire for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also investigates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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