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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in online learning have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. These massive online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning institutions must deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Academics want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also talks about the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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