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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in electronic educational technology have empowered people all over the world to take online classes. These massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders need to understand these fascinating new open educational experiments. Instructors want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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