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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning institutions have to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desire for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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