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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in elearning technology enable learners all around the world to take classes online. These online MOOCs are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations must deal with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open education initiatives. Researchers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing desideratum for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also researches the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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