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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in online education are empowering people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions are dealing with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also explores the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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