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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in online education are empowering humans all over the world to take part in courses online. These massive open courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning institutions have to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these massive open online courses? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Educators want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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