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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in distance learning technology are enabling humans in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions are considering today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is passable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these massively open online courses? How can we deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also addresses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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