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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in elearning are enabling humans all over the world to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning institutions are having to deal with now that blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Utah to conduct these massive open online courses? How can participants deal with low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Students want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also researches the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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