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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in online learning have provided the means for students all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC classes are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider more than ever because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive these new open educational initiatives. Academics want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this crescive desideratum for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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