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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in digital education technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning organizations are having to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can educators assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Academics want to grasp how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this developing desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This interesting new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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