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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in distance learning technology enable people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning institutions must deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational experiments. Academics want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desideratum for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also researches the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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