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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in e-learning are enabling learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these MOOC courses? How can we get a handle on inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to perceive how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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