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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent gains in technology-enhanced learning have enabled people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations have to deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? How can educators handle inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a demand to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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