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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in online learning have empowered humans in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can we certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like China, People's Republic of to conduct these massively open online courses? How can teachers manage problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Public servants want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also articulates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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