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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can we assure that the education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Faroe Islands to conduct these MOOCs? How can institutions manage poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these new open educational experiments. Corporations want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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