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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advancements in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for people all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions have to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? How can institutions handle problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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