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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in elearning make it possible for humans all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we guarantee 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 MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle poor motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This gripping new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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