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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in online education have enabled people in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These MOOCs are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Everybody wants to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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