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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in distance learning make it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations have to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Scholars want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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