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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in online education are making it possible for students in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC classes are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Educators want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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