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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in online learning are enabling people all around the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to better perceive these important new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this demand for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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