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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in online learning have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to take classes online. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning institutions are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Professors want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this expanding desideratum for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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