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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in distance learning technology make it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology organizations must deal with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like Rwaq to conduct these massively open online courses? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Universities want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this developing need for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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