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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in elearning have empowered people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning institutions are considering now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desideratum for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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