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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. New advancements in elearning are enabling humans all over the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Universities want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this crescive need for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also explores the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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