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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in online education technology make it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Guyana to conduct these massive open online courses? How can institutions deal with the problems of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Instructors want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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