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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in e-learning technology make it possible for humans all around the world to take online courses. MOOC classes are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with today because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of these MOOC classes is all right? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? How can participants deal with the issues of low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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