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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in technology-enhanced learning enable people all over the world to take online classes. MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is decent? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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