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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many topics that online learning organizations have to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Belize to conduct these MOOCs? How can we manage problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to better understand these interesting new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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