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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online education technology have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can we make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Ascension to conduct these massively open online courses? How can teachers manage low motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to better perceive these open education experiments. Educators want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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