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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in electronic education technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOC courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions are dealing with now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a growing demand to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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