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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in online learning have enabled people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are struggling with now that online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Slovenia to conduct these massive open online courses? How can participants handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a desire to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Universities want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also explores the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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