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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in digital education technology are making it possible for learners all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning organizations are considering more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like UC San Diego to conduct these massively open online courses? How can educators deal with low motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Academics want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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