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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in distance learning technology are enabling learners all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions are dealing with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of these MOOCs is respectable? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Boston University to conduct these MOOCs? How can teachers deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Corporations want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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