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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in distance learning enable students in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Academics want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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