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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in distance learning are enabling people in nations all around the world to take classes online. These MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning organizations are having to deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this developing desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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