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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern advances in distance learning have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is respectable? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Guernsey to conduct these massively open online courses? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scientists and many other participants need to be more aware of these exciting new open education experiments. Corporations want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desideratum for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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