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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in online education are empowering people all over the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations are considering now that online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Open2Study to conduct these MOOCs? How can we deal with inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Educators want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also studies the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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