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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in technology-enhanced learning have empowered learners all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning institutions have to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open education ventures. Lecturers want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this increasing desideratum for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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