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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in digital education technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology institutions have to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these important new open education endeavours. Instructors want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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