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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in e-learning technology enable people all around the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these MOOCs? How can organizations handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing desire for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This book also describes the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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