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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in online learning technology have enabled students in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions are struggling with now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like California Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? How can participants handle low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand these intriguing new open educational ventures. Public servants want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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