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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in e-learning are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning institutions are dealing with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like North Seattle Community College to conduct these massive open online courses? How can organizations deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Public servants want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this desire for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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