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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in distance learning technology are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning organizations have to consider today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like LinkedIn to conduct these massively open online courses? How can participants handle issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these exciting new open education undertakings. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also researches the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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