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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in elearning have made it possible for humans all over the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with now that learning technology is developing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can teachers certify that the quality of these MOOC classes is respectable? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these new open education experiments. People want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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