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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning technology have empowered learners all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Broward College to conduct these MOOCs? How can we manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive demand for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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