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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in electronic education technology have enabled people all over the world to be participants in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massively open online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like China, Republic of (Taiwan) to conduct these massively open online courses? How can teachers get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to better comprehend these important new open educational undertakings. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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