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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in online education are empowering people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations are having to struggle with today because online education technology is improving so fast. How can organizations certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? How can stakeholders get a handle on low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a increasing demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive these new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to perceive how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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