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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent gains in digital education technology have made it possible for students in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are considering today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Researchers want to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this crescive need for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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