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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in digital education technology are making it possible for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Honduras to conduct these MOOC classes? How can we get a handle on low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this desideratum for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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