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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in electronic education technology are empowering students in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations must deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can we make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Google+ to conduct these massive open online courses? How can educators manage poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders need to understand these interesting new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desideratum for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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