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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in elearning technology are enabling students in all parts of the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning institutions must deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with low motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive these important new open education initiatives. Universities want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This book also discusses the most important 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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