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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning are enabling people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These massive open courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the education provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these massive open online courses? How can we manage problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Trainers want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this expanding desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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