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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in electronic education technology are empowering learners in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants would like to better grasp these open educational undertakings. Trainers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this developing need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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