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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in online education technology have made it possible for humans in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning institutions are considering more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like New Zealand to conduct these massive open online courses? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Teachers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also describes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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