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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in distance learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education institutions are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Pennsylvania to conduct these massively open online courses? How can educators manage problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these important new open education endeavours. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also describes the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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