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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Tuvalu to conduct these MOOC courses? How can institutions deal with poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants desire to understand these interesting new open educational initiatives. Academics want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this growing desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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