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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online education technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants need to understand these important new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this desire for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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