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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in e-learning have enabled students all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a necessity to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to be more aware of these compelling new open educational experiments. Corporations want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desideratum for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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