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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning enable learners all over the world to be participants in courses online. These massive online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Renton Technical College to conduct these massively open online courses? How can participants handle low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desideratum for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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