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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in online learning technology are enabling people all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning organizations are having to attend to now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these massive open online courses? How can educators deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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