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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in electronic educational technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take part in courses online. These massive online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we certify that the quality control for these MOOC courses is passable? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these massive open online courses? How can organizations handle low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants need to understand these new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to perceive how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also articulates the key 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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