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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in online learning technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is decent? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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