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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning organizations must deal with more than ever because online education technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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