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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in elearning are empowering people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning organizations are struggling with now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to better understand these important new open education endeavours. Instructors want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this developing need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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