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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in distance learning technology have enabled people all around the world to participate in classes online. These massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education institutions are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these open educational ventures. Lecturers want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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