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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in electronic educational technology enable humans in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. These online MOOCs are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions are struggling with now that distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of low motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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