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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in online education technology have enabled people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with poor motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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