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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in elearning are empowering learners all around the world to take part in online classes. These online MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning organizations have to deal with now that distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Chad to conduct these MOOC classes? How can teachers manage problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Researchers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also researches the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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