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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in distance learning have empowered learners all around the world to participate in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that online education technology is developing so fast. How can organizations make sure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these massive open online courses? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. People want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also articulates the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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