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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in elearning technology make it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take online classes. These massively open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education institutions are having to struggle with now that online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Educators want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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