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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in distance learning technology have enabled learners all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology organizations are dealing with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality control for these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to better comprehend these important new open education ventures. Trainers want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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