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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. New improvements in learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about these new open educational ventures. Academics want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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