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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in e-learning technology are providing the means for students all over the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations are having to consider now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this developing desideratum for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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