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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in learning technology have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These MOOCs are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with today because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. People want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also researches the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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