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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in blended learning enable people all around the world to take courses online. These MOOCs are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning institutions are having to deal with today because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC courses? How can participants manage issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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