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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in distance learning enable students in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning organizations have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these important new open education experiments. People want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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