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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in electronic educational technology have empowered learners in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations are having to consider today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Students want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this growing need for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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