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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in e-learning are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations certify that the quality of these massive open online courses is respectable? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) to conduct these MOOCs? How can we handle low learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desideratum for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also considers the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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