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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in distance learning have enabled people in every nation on earth to take online classes. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning organizations are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these MOOCs? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these open education endeavours. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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