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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern changes in learning technology are empowering students in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions are struggling with now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Northwestern University to conduct these MOOC classes? How can teachers manage poor motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp these important new open education experiments. Professors want to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this crescive demand for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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