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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in distance learning technology enable learners all over the world to participate in classes online. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Malta to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants want to better comprehend these interesting new open educational ventures. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this growing need for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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