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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent advances in electronic education technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions are dealing with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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