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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in distance learning are empowering people in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions are having to consider today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these compelling new open educational experiments. Researchers want to grasp how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This book also considers the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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