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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in e-learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? How can teachers manage issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these significant new open education experiments. Public servants want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this growing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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