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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in distance learning are providing the means for people all around the world to participate in online classes. These massively open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning institutions are having to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants want to better comprehend these promising new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also studies the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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