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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in distance learning technology have enabled humans in all parts of the world to take online courses. These massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning organizations are considering now that learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants make sure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? How can educators manage problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp these promising new open educational experiments. Corporations want to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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