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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in online education are enabling learners in nations all aver the world to take part in classes online. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can we guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? How can institutions manage poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Researchers want to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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