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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern advances in digital education technology have provided the means for learners in nations all aver the world to take courses online. These massive open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Cuba to conduct these massive open online courses? How can participants deal with poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these exciting new open education endeavours. Professors want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also describes the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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