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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in distance learning technology are making it possible for learners in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning organizations are having to attend to now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these massive open online courses? How can educators manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a need to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also talks about the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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