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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in distance learning technology have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of California, San Diego to conduct these massively open online courses? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of these promising new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This definitive new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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