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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in e-learning are enabling people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. MOOC courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is respectable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? How can participants deal with low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants would like to understand these new open educational endeavours. Professors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing need for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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