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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in elearning are providing the means for students in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality control for these MOOC courses is good? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp these fascinating new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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