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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest advances in online learning technology enable students in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOCs are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC courses? How can teachers handle low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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