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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in blended learning technology are empowering people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several issues that elearning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Tumblr to conduct these massive open online courses? How can institutions manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants want to better grasp these open education endeavours. Instructors want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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