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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in online learning are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology institutions are considering now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOCs? How can organizations manage issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of these new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also studies the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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