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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in distance learning technology enable learners in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with now that learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a developing demand to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Students want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also examines the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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