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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in elearning technology have enabled humans all over the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning institutions have to consider today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like United Kingdom to conduct these massively open online courses? How can we manage poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Intellectuals want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this increasing demand for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also researches the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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