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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in digital education technology make it possible for students all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning organizations are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp these interesting new open education experiments. Teachers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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