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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in electronic education technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several topics that elearning organizations are having to consider more than ever because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational undertakings. Universities want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also addresses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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