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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in distance learning make it possible for students all over the world to take part in online classes. These MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology organizations are considering today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can educators certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC courses? How can organizations handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Universities want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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