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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in learning technology enable people in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders need to understand these interesting new open education endeavours. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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