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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in digital education technology are enabling learners in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These massive online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can educators guarantee that the education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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