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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in elearning have made it possible for humans all around the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning organizations are considering now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like The New School to conduct these MOOC courses? How can participants manage issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of these promising new open education endeavours. Teachers want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also deals with the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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