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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest changes in electronic educational technology are making it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations are having to deal with now that learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality control for these MOOC courses is all right? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? How can educators deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Students want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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