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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New developments in distance learning have empowered humans in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational experiments. Educators want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this increasing desideratum for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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