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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in e-learning technology make it possible for students all around the world to take classes online. These massive open courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations are dealing with now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp these exciting new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also explores the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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