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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in e-learning technology have empowered people all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations are having to consider today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like North Seattle Community College to conduct these MOOC courses? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a increasing demand to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these open education experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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