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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New changes in e-learning enable humans in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning organizations are having to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Queen Maud Land to conduct these MOOC courses? How can organizations manage problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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