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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in distance learning enable people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning organizations are struggling with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing need for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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