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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in distance learning enable humans in all parts of the world to take online classes. MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to today because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different 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 we get a handle on poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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