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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in electronic education technology have empowered humans all around the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education institutions are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? How can stakeholders handle problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a need to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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