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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in distance learning are empowering learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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