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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in distance learning are enabling students in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to understand these interesting new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desire for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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