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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in distance learning technology are empowering humans all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning institutions have to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is all right? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a growing demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of these new open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desideratum for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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