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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in blended learning technology are enabling people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning organizations are having to attend to today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with poor student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a demand to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants would like to better perceive these exciting new open educational endeavours. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This book also addresses the most important 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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