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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in electronic education technology have made it possible for people all over the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants need to be more aware of these open education initiatives. Professors want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also deals with the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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