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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern advances in e-learning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to take online courses. These massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning institutions are having to consider today because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is passable? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Trainers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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