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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in blended learning technology have empowered students all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? How can participants get a handle on poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Public servants want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also describes the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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