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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in digital education technology are enabling learners all around the world to take part in online classes. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning institutions have to consider now that learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on poor student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand these exciting new open educational ventures. Corporations want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing demand for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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