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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in distance learning enable humans in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations must deal with now that online education technology is developing so fast. How can teachers certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Gibraltar to conduct these MOOCs? How can participants handle low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Corporations want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this growing demand for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also describes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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