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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in distance learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Everybody wants to perceive how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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