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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in elearning have empowered people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive these fascinating new open education experiments. People want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this need for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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