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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in distance learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions must deal with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is respectable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Students want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this growing need for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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