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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in learning technology make it possible for humans in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning institutions are dealing with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can stakeholders be assured that the education provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Heard Island and McDonald Islands to conduct these MOOCs? How can institutions handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a desire to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Corporations want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also talks about the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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