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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning have empowered people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations are dealing with now that learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these interesting new open education undertakings. Public servants want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this desire for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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