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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest advances in technology-enhanced learning are enabling people all around the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning organizations must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants need to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also explores the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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