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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in online learning technology are enabling people all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand these open educational undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Public servants want to perceive how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also describes the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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