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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online education technology have provided the means for learners all over the world to take classes online. These online MOOCs are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education organizations are having to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp these exciting new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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