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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for people all over the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of subjects that online education organizations have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? How can stakeholders get a handle on low motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open educational experiments. Scholars want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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