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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in distance learning have provided the means for humans all around the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOCs are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Scholars want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also addresses the major 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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