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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in distance learning technology have provided the means for learners all over the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is decent? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these new open education experiments. Teachers want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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