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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in distance learning technology are making it possible for students in nations all aver the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this desire for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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