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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in e-learning have enabled students in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are dealing with now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Tonga to conduct these massively open online courses? How can organizations manage issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational ventures. Academics want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this developing desideratum for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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