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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in learning technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Emory University to conduct these massive open online courses? How can we handle issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants want to better grasp these new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desideratum for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also researches the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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