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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in elearning technology have enabled learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions have to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants need to better grasp these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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