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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in electronic educational technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Colorado Boulder to conduct these massively open online courses? How can teachers get a handle on low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to better comprehend these significant new open educational ventures. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this desideratum for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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