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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in online education make it possible for students in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These MOOC courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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