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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in blended learning technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning organizations are dealing with today because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Christmas Island to conduct these massively open online courses? How can educators handle issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this developing desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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