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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in electronic educational technology are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations be assured 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 massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants need to understand the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Universities want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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