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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in digital education technology have made it possible for learners all over the world to take online classes. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders certify that the quality control for these MOOC classes is decent? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Saint Lucia to conduct these MOOC classes? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This book also researches the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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