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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in electronic education technology are enabling people all around the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology institutions must deal with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? How can participants deal with poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Students want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this expanding desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also explores the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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