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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in elearning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can we certify that the quality control for these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? How can we get a handle on low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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