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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest changes in distance learning are enabling learners in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These online MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This thrilling new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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