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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in learning technology have made it possible for students all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC classes are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we certify that the training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Trainers want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this increasing need for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also explores the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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