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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in learning technology have enabled people all over the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC classes are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different 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 deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Teachers want to understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive need for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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