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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in e-learning have enabled students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning institutions have to struggle with now that online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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