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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in electronic educational technology are enabling people all over the world to take courses online. These massive open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning organizations must deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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