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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in online learning enable humans in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations have to deal with today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This interesting new book also researches the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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