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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New developments in distance learning have enabled humans all around the world to take online classes. MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions have to deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massive open online courses? How can educators manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants would like to better grasp these interesting new open educational experiments. Corporations want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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