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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in elearning technology are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous topics that elearning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is respectable? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like British Virgin Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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