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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in distance learning technology are enabling students in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning institutions are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Madagascar to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of these interesting new open education undertakings. Corporations want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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