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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in elearning enable people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with today because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Universities want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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