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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in elearning technology have made it possible for learners all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations are dealing with today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Students want to perceive how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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