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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in electronic education technology have enabled students in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Vatican City to conduct these massive open online courses? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational ventures. Corporations want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desideratum for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This book also explores the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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