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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New developments in e-learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these MOOC classes? How can educators manage problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this expanding desideratum for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also deals with 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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