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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in technology-enhanced learning have empowered people all over the world to take online courses. These MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several issues that e-learning institutions must deal with now that online education technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desideratum for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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