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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in distance learning technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can participants assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This interesting new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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