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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in distance learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators assure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand these interesting new open educational ventures. Universities want to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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