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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in elearning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to take courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants need to better understand these important new open education experiments. Universities want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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