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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in online education technology are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education organizations must deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Guernsey to conduct these MOOC courses? How can educators manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these important new open educational experiments. Trainers want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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