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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in e-learning are enabling people all over the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOCs are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations are having to consider today because online education technology is advancing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Washington to conduct these MOOC courses? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants want to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Universities want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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