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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in distance learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning organizations must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Northwestern University to conduct these massively open online courses? How can organizations get a handle on poor motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Academics want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this expanding need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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