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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in blended learning technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. These massive online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning organizations are having to consider now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Students want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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