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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in distance learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle low motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants want to better grasp these open educational initiatives. Scholars want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this developing demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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