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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in online learning enable students all around the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is passable? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Benin to conduct these massively open online courses? How can organizations handle low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a necessity to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Instructors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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