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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in blended learning technology have provided the means for learners all around the world to take courses online. MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations are having to attend to today because learning technology is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? How can participants handle low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing need for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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