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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in elearning have empowered students all around the world to take part in online courses. These massive online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning organizations have to consider more than ever because learning technology is developing so fast. How can we certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education experiments. People want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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