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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent advances in elearning enable people all around the world to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these open education initiatives. Scientists want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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