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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in electronic education technology are providing the means for students in nations all aver the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning organizations are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Universities want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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