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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in online education technology have empowered learners all around the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOCs are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations are dealing with today because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Antigua and Barbuda to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? How can participants manage problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Students want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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