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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants ensure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Christmas Island to conduct these massively open online courses? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp these fascinating new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this growing need for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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