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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in online education are enabling people all over the world to take online classes. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider now that learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the education provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like The Bahamas to conduct these MOOCs? How can educators deal with the problems of low motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these open education experiments. Scientists want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also explores the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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