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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in e-learning have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations are considering now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? How can stakeholders handle inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Educators want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this desideratum for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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