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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in electronic education technology are empowering students all around the world to take part in online courses. These MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Denmark to conduct these MOOC courses? How can institutions deal with poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Scholars want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this need for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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