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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with now that online education technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Students want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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