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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in elearning have made it possible for people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is acceptable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these massive open online courses? How can organizations handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Universities want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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