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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in online learning are empowering students in all parts of the world to take classes online. MOOCs are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning organizations must deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a need to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Universities want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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