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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in elearning technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in classes 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 MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is respectable? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Excelsior College to conduct these MOOC classes? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desideratum for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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