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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in online learning have empowered learners in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology organizations have to consider today because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? How can educators deal with the problems of low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. People want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this growing need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This exciting new book also studies the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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