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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in distance learning are empowering learners in every nation on earth to take classes online. MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations are considering now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive these interesting new open education initiatives. Trainers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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