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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in e-learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to take classes online. These massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational ventures. Scientists want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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