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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in elearning technology have made it possible for learners all over the world to take part in online classes. Massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning organizations have to struggle with now that learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Wellesley College to conduct these massive open online courses? How can teachers handle poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Public servants want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing need for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also explores the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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