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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in electronic educational technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions are considering now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these open education endeavours. Scholars want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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