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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in distance learning technology are enabling learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational experiments. Corporations want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this expanding desideratum for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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