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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education institutions are struggling with today because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp these new open educational endeavours. Universities want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also explores the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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