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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in learning technology are empowering people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not 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 elearning technology organizations have to consider now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? How can organizations handle poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Intellectuals and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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