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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in distance learning are providing the means for learners in nations all aver the world to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive these new open educational experiments. Scientists want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this growing need for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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