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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in e-learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions are struggling with now that online education technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the quality control for these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Universities want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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