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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in e-learning technology have made it possible for learners all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massive online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning organizations are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Saint Martin to conduct these MOOCs? How can stakeholders manage low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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