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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. New advances in online education are enabling people all over the world to take classes online. These massive online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning institutions are having to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants need to better comprehend these new open education experiments. Scholars want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this increasing desideratum for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This gripping new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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