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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online education enable people in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. These MOOCs are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can we guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these open education initiatives. Public servants want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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