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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in electronic educational technology have made it possible for students all around the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like UWashingtonX to conduct these MOOC classes? How can we manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this increasing need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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