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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in learning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology institutions are struggling with today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the training provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these MOOCs? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a necessity to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to better perceive these important new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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