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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in distance learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions are having to deal with today because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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