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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in technology-enhanced learning have empowered people all around the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions must deal with now that learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a growing need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these important new open educational initiatives. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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