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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in e-learning technology make it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations have to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Italy to conduct these MOOC classes? How can we manage low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these new open educational experiments. Instructors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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