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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in online education are enabling people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology organizations are struggling with today because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOC classes? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Scientists want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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