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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in online education technology have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to take classes online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like YouTube to conduct these MOOC classes? How can we deal with low motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to better grasp these exciting new open education endeavours. Universities want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This amazing new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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