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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in online education technology are enabling learners in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. These massively open online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This amazing new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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