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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online learning have enabled people in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online education technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? How can we handle issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Researchers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing demand for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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