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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in electronic educational technology have enabled learners in all parts of the world to take online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions must deal with today because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the education provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can organizations make sure that lecturers 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 organizations deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this expanding need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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