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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in electronic educational technology enable people all over the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOCs are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Everyone wants to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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