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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online education have provided the means for people all over the world to take online courses. These online MOOCs are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations have to consider today because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Georgetown University to conduct these MOOC classes? How can participants deal with inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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