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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advancements in electronic education technology have made it possible for people all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions must deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the education provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Brown University to conduct these MOOC classes? How can participants deal with poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Trainers want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also examines the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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