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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in distance learning technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants would like to better grasp these new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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