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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive open courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the quality control for these MOOCs is decent? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Grenada to conduct these MOOCs? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education experiments. Universities want to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this growing demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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