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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in electronic education technology have made it possible for students in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning organizations are considering now that blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? How can participants deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Students want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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