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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in electronic educational technology have made it possible for people all over the world to take part in online courses. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders need to understand these exciting new open educational initiatives. People want to perceive how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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