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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in electronic education technology have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several issues that online education organizations must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations make sure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? How can institutions get a handle on poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to better perceive these important new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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