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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in distance learning technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning institutions are dealing with now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants need to understand these promising new open education experiments. Teachers want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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