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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in learning technology enable people in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. MOOCs are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations must deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? How can participants deal with low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desideratum for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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