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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in learning technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these exciting new open education experiments. Students want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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