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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in electronic education technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions are dealing with now that learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like San Marino to conduct these MOOCs? How can educators manage low student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational experiments. Students want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing demand for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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