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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in digital education technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these promising new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this developing desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also describes the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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