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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in learning technology are enabling learners all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education institutions have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? How can we deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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