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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in e-learning enable people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOCs are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these MOOC courses? How can institutions handle issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants want to understand these interesting new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing need for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also considers 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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