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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in electronic educational technology are making it possible for people all over the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Professors want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this crescive desideratum for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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