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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in electronic educational technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that online education technology is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Corporations want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this developing demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This gripping new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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