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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in e-learning technology enable learners all around the world to take classes online. These MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education ventures. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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