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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in e-learning are empowering people in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOCs are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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