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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in elearning enable people all around the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of issues that e-learning institutions are having to attend to today because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? How can participants manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these promising new open educational undertakings. Intellectuals want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also examines the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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