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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in online learning are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with today because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these MOOC classes? How can stakeholders handle problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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