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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online education technology enable people all over the world to take part in online courses. MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this growing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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