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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in elearning have enabled learners all over the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOCs are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology institutions must deal with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Grenada to conduct these massively open online courses? How can educators manage inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to perceive how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also examines the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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