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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in elearning technology have made it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Vanuatu to conduct these massively open online courses? How can participants deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a expanding desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Everyone wants to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this crescive need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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