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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in elearning have empowered people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations must deal with now that learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational initiatives. Educators want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also studies the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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