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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions are struggling with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality control for these MOOCs is good? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Corporations want to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desideratum for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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