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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in online education have enabled humans all over the world to take part in classes online. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like Peter I Island to conduct these massively open online courses? How can stakeholders handle poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this growing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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