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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in distance learning technology are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology organizations must deal with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Scottsdale Community College to conduct these massively open online courses? How can educators deal with inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these new open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Teachers want to perceive how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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