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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. New evolvements in e-learning are making it possible for students in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations have to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? How can teachers handle inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this developing demand for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This new book also researches the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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