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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in online learning are empowering learners in all parts of the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As online learning becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Academics want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also examines the 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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