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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in blended learning technology have empowered people all over the world to take part in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Virginia to conduct these MOOCs? How can participants manage problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Students and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also explores the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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