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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in electronic education technology are empowering people all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is passable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education undertakings. Scholars want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desideratum for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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