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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in digital education technology have made it possible for students all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants would like to better grasp these fascinating new open educational experiments. Scientists want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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