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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent advances in online learning have made it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take online classes. These massive open courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Professors want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this crescive desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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