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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education undertakings. Scientists want to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also investigates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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