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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in e-learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these new open educational undertakings. Trainers want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this growing desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also articulates the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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