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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in e-learning enable learners in nations all aver the world to take part in online courses. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations have to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is decent? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? How can we manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Academics want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this expanding desire for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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