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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in elearning make it possible for learners in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this increasing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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