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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in online learning have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning institutions have to struggle with today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp these interesting new open education undertakings. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this developing need for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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