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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in e-learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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