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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent developments in online education technology enable people all around the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many issues that learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this desideratum for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This thrilling new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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