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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in e-learning have enabled humans in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several subjects that distance learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is good? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Central Florida to conduct these massively open online courses? How can teachers deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Academics want to perceive how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also explores the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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