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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in online learning are providing the means for people all around the world to take online courses. These online MOOCs are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations are dealing with today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can stakeholders certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? How can educators handle problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a developing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Universities want to perceive how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also describes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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