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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Public servants want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this desideratum for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also researches the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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