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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in electronic educational technology enable people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions have to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is passable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this developing desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also researches the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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