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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in technology-enhanced learning have empowered people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These MOOCs are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Academics want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also researches the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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