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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in distance learning are providing the means for humans all around the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOC courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions are having to consider today because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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