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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in e-learning have enabled people all around the world to take part in online classes. These MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning organizations have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Tumblr to conduct these massive open online courses? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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