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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in online education enable learners in all parts of the world to take classes online. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning organizations must deal with today because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these new open education endeavours. Public servants want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this expanding need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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