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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in digital education technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC courses? How can we deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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