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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern advances in electronic educational technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning institutions are struggling with today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? How can educators manage problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand these important new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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