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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to take courses online. MOOCs are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these MOOC classes? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to be more aware of these open education experiments. Lecturers want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this expanding demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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