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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in electronic education technology are enabling learners all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning organizations have to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? How can educators handle inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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