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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in elearning technology have empowered students in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? How can we handle problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these promising new open educational undertakings. Students want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this growing desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also talks about the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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