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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in distance learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning organizations are having to consider now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? How can stakeholders deal with poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to better understand these interesting new open education experiments. Professors want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also researches the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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