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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in e-learning have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take courses online. These massive online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are dealing with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend these promising new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also describes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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