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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in digital education technology have enabled humans all over the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations are considering now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Corporations want to perceive how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desideratum for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also investigates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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