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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online learning technology enable people all over the world to take 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 free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions are having to consider today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Cornell University to conduct these massively open online courses? How can educators get a handle on low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this growing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This sensational new book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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