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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in distance learning technology enable people all around the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning technology organizations are struggling with today because learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing need for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also explores the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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