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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning institutions have to consider today because online learning technology is improving so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can teachers assure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. People want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also studies the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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