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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in learning technology are enabling people all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions are dealing with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can organizations ensure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is decent? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to perceive how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desire for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also investigates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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