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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in distance learning technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants want to better grasp these compelling new open education initiatives. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also analyzes the major 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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