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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These online MOOCs are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? How can participants deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants need to better grasp these promising new open education endeavours. Academics want to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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