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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in learning technology are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology organizations have to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like OpenupEd to conduct these MOOC classes? How can participants deal with the problems of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants need to be more aware of these promising new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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