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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in distance learning technology enable people in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology organizations must deal with today because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is adequate? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants would like to better understand these important new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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