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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in blended learning technology are providing the means for students in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions have to deal with now that online education technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like openHPI to conduct these MOOC courses? How can institutions deal with poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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