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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New changes in elearning technology are empowering people all over the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also explores the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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