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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in online education technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? How can institutions deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive these new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to perceive how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this demand for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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