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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in online education technology have empowered humans all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology institutions are dealing with today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with poor student motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a developing need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these open education ventures. Scientists want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding need for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also examines the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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