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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern advances in e-learning have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Students want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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