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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in e-learning are making it possible for people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Universities want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desideratum for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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