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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in elearning technology have enabled humans all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education institutions are struggling with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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