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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in e-learning technology are empowering students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning organizations are struggling with now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Colorado System to conduct these MOOC classes? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Academics want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This gripping new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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