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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern gains in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for people all around the world to take online courses. These MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive these promising new open education initiatives. Academics want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing demand for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also describes the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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