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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in digital education technology are empowering students in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. These MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Tuvalu to conduct these MOOC courses? How can institutions manage inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a desire to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Professors and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp these open educational ventures. Scholars want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This new book also talks about the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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