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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in distance learning technology have enabled people all over the world to take part in online classes. These MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning organizations have to deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we make sure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? How can we handle problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these open educational undertakings. Universities want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this developing desideratum for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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