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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. New gains in learning technology are empowering learners all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology organizations have to deal with today because learning technology is developing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can organizations certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? How can we handle poor motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these significant new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing demand for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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