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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in elearning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are considering today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? How can organizations deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend these significant new open education experiments. Teachers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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