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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New developments in digital education technology are empowering learners in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. People want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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