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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern developments in elearning technology are enabling people all over the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning organizations have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC courses? How can we handle issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these important new open educational ventures. Researchers want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also researches the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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