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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in distance learning technology have enabled students in nations all around the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOCs are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can we assure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? How can organizations handle problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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