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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in e-learning have enabled learners in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Belize to conduct these massively open online courses? How can we deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp these new open education ventures. Universities want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this crescive demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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