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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in online education technology enable people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology institutions are dealing with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to better grasp these intriguing new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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