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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in digital education technology are making it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These online MOOCs are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Columbia University to conduct these massively open online courses? How can stakeholders manage inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these intriguing new open education experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also articulates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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