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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in learning technology have enabled humans in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This new book also studies the key 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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