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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions are considering more than ever because learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Educators want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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