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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in electronic educational technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC classes are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Reunion to conduct these MOOCs? How can participants manage poor motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education experiments. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This new book also studies the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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