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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in distance learning technology enable people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning institutions are having to attend to now that learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations assure that the education provided by these MOOCs is decent? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What 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 we handle low motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to better grasp these exciting new open educational ventures. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this increasing desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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