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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to consider now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants would like to better understand these significant new open education experiments. Educators want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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