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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in online education have provided the means for people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOCs are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations are having to attend to now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these significant new open educational experiments. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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