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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in distance learning are enabling learners in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle low motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a desire to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this growing demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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