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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in blended learning technology have empowered people all over the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning organizations are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Virginia to conduct these massively open online courses? How can participants manage issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. People want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also studies the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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