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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online learning technology have made it possible for learners all over the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the education provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like Dominica to conduct these massively open online courses? How can participants get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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