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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in electronic educational technology are empowering people in nations all aver the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these significant new open education experiments. People want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This new book also explores the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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