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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in online learning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning institutions have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and many other participants desire to better grasp these new open educational ventures. Teachers want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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