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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in electronic educational technology are enabling humans in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning organizations must deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these open education experiments. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping 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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