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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. New improvements in e-learning are empowering people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to understand these important new open education initiatives. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this expanding need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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