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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in blended learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massively open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like WizIQ to conduct these MOOC courses? How can institutions deal with low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive these new open education experiments. People want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this growing need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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