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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in distance learning technology have enabled people all over the world to take part in classes online. These MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations are dealing with now that distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? How can participants manage problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a demand to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Everyone wants to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This new book also articulates the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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