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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in distance learning technology are enabling learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a developing need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Educators want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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