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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in distance learning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning organizations must deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to better understand these promising new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also considers the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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