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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern developments in electronic educational technology are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations make sure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Professors want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desideratum for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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