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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in distance learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning organizations must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? How can participants manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants would like to understand these significant new open educational experiments. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this demand for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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