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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in learning technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning organizations are struggling with today because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like California Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend these compelling new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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