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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in electronic educational technology have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to take online courses. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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