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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in digital education technology enable people all over the world to take online classes. These massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants be assured that the education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Isle of Man to conduct these MOOCs? How can teachers deal with poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Corporations want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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