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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in electronic education technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. These massive open courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology institutions are considering today because learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these new open educational experiments. Students want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this demand for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also describes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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