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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in online learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? How can educators deal with low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a need to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Students want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this need for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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