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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in electronic educational technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations must deal with now that blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOCs? How can participants manage problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive these promising new open education experiments. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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