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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in distance learning technology have enabled humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive these new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this developing need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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