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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online learning are making it possible for students all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is decent? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Serbia to conduct these massively open online courses? How can educators handle issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational experiments. Students want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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