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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in elearning have enabled people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to better understand these fascinating new open education experiments. Everybody wants to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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