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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in blended learning have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These online MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? How can stakeholders deal with low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Intellectuals and numerous other participants would like to better perceive these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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