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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in online education are making it possible for people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations have to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these open education ventures. Trainers want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this growing demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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