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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in e-learning are empowering people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Norway to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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