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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in distance learning technology have enabled humans all around the world to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because learning technology is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants want to better understand these exciting new open education experiments. Researchers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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