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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in blended learning are making it possible for people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Maryland, College Park to conduct these massively open online courses? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this crescive demand for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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