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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in e-learning have enabled learners all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology institutions are dealing with now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we make sure that the quality of these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants want to understand these significant new open education experiments. Educators want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also investigates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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