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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in electronic educational technology have provided the means for students all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning institutions have to deal with today because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? How can organizations manage low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Universities want to understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desideratum for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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