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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in online learning are making it possible for people all over the world to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning organizations are considering now that distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Teachers and numerous other participants would like to understand these interesting new open education undertakings. Corporations want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also explores the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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