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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in elearning have empowered students in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is passable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these important new open education experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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