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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in distance learning are empowering learners all over the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC classes? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a need to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Universities want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this developing need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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