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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in elearning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology institutions have to consider today because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is decent? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like South Africa to conduct these massively open online courses? How can participants handle issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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