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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Italy to conduct these massively open online courses? How can educators deal with the problems of low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desideratum for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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