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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in e-learning make it possible for humans all around the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC classes are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants desire to better understand these interesting new open education experiments. Scientists want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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